Convicted felon found with loaded gun

Stamford Advocate

Staff Reports

Updated 10:42 pm, Friday, July 12, 2013

Pablo Monegro, 19, of 16 Wilson St., Stamford, was charged Thursday, July 11, 2013, with criminal possession of a firearm, hindering prosecution and carrying a pistol without a permit. He was arraigned at the Stamford courthouse early Friday afternoon and ordered held in lieu of a $150,000 court appearance bond.
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STAMFORD -- A convicted felon on probation who drew attention early Thursday afternoon because he was wearing a hooded sweatshirt tied tightly around his face on a hot and humid day, was arrested for having a loaded revolver, police said.

Pablo Monegro, 19, of 16 Wilson St., Stamford, was charged with criminal possession of a firearm, hindering prosecution and carrying a pistol without a permit. He had been convicted of a robbery in which he threatened to use a deadly weapon.

Monegro, arraigned at state Superior Court in Stamford Friday afternoon, was held on $150,000 bond. Judge Anthony Truglia said he "easily" found probable cause for Monegro's arrest and set the high bond due to the strength of the state's case and because Monegro was a danger to society.

Narcotics and Organized Crime Unit officers on patrol in an unmarked car on Rose Park Place soon after 1 p.m. Thursday saw a group of men standing at the West Main Street intersection, Capt. Richard Conklin said.

When officers stopped to talk to Monegro, he sprinted away. The officers gave chase, seeing Monegro reach into his waistband, pull out a gun and throw it under a car, Conklin said. Backup officers later found a .32-caliber revolver under the car.

Monegro ended up stuck inside a fenced area after he ran into a back yard to escape police. After a brief struggle, he was taken into custody, Conklin said.

"I want to recognize the proactive police work and great street instincts of the officers," who were patrolling an area that has been problematic, Conklin said of the Rose Park Avenue vicinity.

That area was the location of Stamford's only homicide thus far this year, which happened in April. Another man was shot in that area during a robbery on June 25.